Capt Harold Ray Wilcox, Lancashire Fusiliers

 

1888 Jul/Sep Born Birkenhead

1888 Jul 11. Christened at St Paul, Tranmere, Cheshire. Son of William Edward and Anne Harriett Wilcox.

1891 census at 13, Rockville Street, Tranmere, Birkenhead

1901 census at 98, Woodchurch Lane, Birkenhead

1911 census 63 Gorsefield Road Birkenhead

1915 Jun 1. The Lancashire Fusiliers. The Undermentioned temporary Lieutenants to be temporary Captains: Harold R. Wilcox.

1916 Aug 14. Lan. Fus.—Temp. Capt. H. R. Wilcox, from a Serv. Bn., to be Capt. but to retain his temp, seniority until ordered to join his Regular unit.

1916 Oct/Dec Married Ellen McGill at Birkenhead

1917 Dec 16. Lan. Fus. Capt. H. R. Wilcox is placed on the h.p. List on account of ill-health contracted on active service.

1919 Feb 13 Died of desease contracted on active service. Husband of Ellen Wilcox, of "Delgany," Heswell Hills, Cheshire.

Buried Greystones

1919 Mar 28 Probate to his wife

British soldiers died in Ireland